Riflery Test

[Shawnee]

Here's the deal...

You have the centerfire sporter rifle, sights and caliber of your choice... not to exceed 8.75 lbs.

You have four cartridges.

You will fire "offhand" but shooting sticks are allowed, if desired.

You are facing four pop-up targets.


Target #1... a large-sized Slurpee cup will be at some distance between 50 and 125yds. After you shoot....

Target #2 pops up - which is ... a 7" diameter paper dessert plate will be at some distance between 145 and 185yds. After you shoot...

Target #3 pops up - which is ... a 9" paper plate will be at some distance between 165 and 240yds. After you shoot...

Target #4 pops up - which is a standard-sized business card will be at 10yds.


You're goal is to place a shot in each target within 1 minute.


How many targets will youo hit ?

 

[esq_stu]

Maybe one, probably none.

 

[Clipper]

Do I have to use a rifle? My MKII should be fine...

 

[General Geoff]

Define "sporter rifle."


I'm pretty confident that I could hit at least three out of four with my M44 Mosin, and fairly confident that I'd hit all four with my M1A. Do either (or both) of those constitute sporter rifles?


edit; both of my rifles mentioned are probably pushing your upper weight limit, though... I don't own any non-.22 rifles that weigh less.

 

[skinewmexico]

Pretty easy with sticks. You can hold dead center with most centerfire calibers and still hit. That credit card thing would be a problem.

 

[Bartkowski]

At least 3, the business card is the hard one.

 

[redneckdan]

all four.

 

[eliphalet]

If using a scope on that sporter remember the bullet is leaving the barrel abot 1 1/2 inches below your line of sight, so at 30' will have only risen so much.

Usta hunt with a guy that would shoot the heads off grouse with a 30-06 up close.

 

[skinewmexico]

Can I use my CCW for the credit card?

 

[Shawnee]

Sorry guys - not a credit card - a busness card.



"sporter rifle" = "not to exceed 8.75lbs."

 

[skinewmexico]

Sorry guys - not a credit card - a busness card.

Oh yeah, huge difference there. Piece of cake.

 

[Fatelvis]

Just aim a little high on the business card.

 

[VinRR]

I could shoot 5 of them.

 

[LiquidTension]

I'd say zero or one. I don't have any "sporter" rifles with magnified optics, and I can hardly see targets at the 100 yard mark, much less further out.

 

[sacp81170a]

All four. I've got a Stag arms M4gery with a Trijicon TriPower battle zeroed to 300 yards. The only on that would present any problem would be the business card, but even then I know my offset for close range.

 

[FlyinBryan]

i voted at least 2. its a lot harder than it sounds, especially with the big variances you left out there in distances.

i would probably get the first and last.

maybe one of the others.

7 inches at 185 offhand is a helluva shot. it would be impressive at 100 standing, offhand, and you have allowed the possibility of almost doubling that. 185 is practically 200.

9 inches at 240 is not a bad shot from bags and a bipod if your talking 1 round.

those 2 are really tough shots.

OFFHAND.

prone wouldnt be a prob if i could do it the weekend pryor to this test. without that, even prone could be tricky.

this is a very deceptive question.

 

[Regolith]

I'm guessing at least two, maybe three if I were shooting with sticks. One or two without them. I don't go shooting nearly as often as I'd like to.

 

[aspade]

A lot of variation in those differences. A 50 yard large cup is easy for most people. A 125 yard cup is not.

That 125 yard cup is about like hitting a 38 special case at 10 yards. Makes the 2x3 business card seem like a piece of cake huh?

 

[Shawnee]

Didn't occur to me when I started the thread but the only centerfire rifle I have here is a Remington 700 heavy-barrel .243 with a 4x12 scope and it is definitely "overweight" (and sighted for 275yds.).

But - just for GP, I went out a minute ago and shot at a business card-sized rectangle at 10yds., with no sticks. Took two shots.

Seems to be about an inch below P.O.A. at that distance. Oh well.

 

[RobMoore]

The stick would make it too easy. That is quit doable to hit them all, but I'd be using an M1A Loaded w/irons.

 

[birdshot8's]

i have not done the math but would not all of the targets be of @ the same MOA? that being said i am very lousy off hand shooter maybe one on my good day.

 

[eliphalet]

Shawnee
Do the other 3 and post us pics.

 

[MCgunner]

Pretty easy with sticks. You can hold dead center with most centerfire calibers and still hit. That credit card thing would be a problem.

Yep. The credit card at 10 yards, I'd aim just over it. Most caliber rifles with a 1.5" sight height will hit just below the bull at 25 yards, 2-2.5" high at 100, and depending on caliber, 200-250 yard zero with a 3" point blank range. At least that's how I normally sight mine in. The height of the sight with most normal scopes is 1.5" meaning you're starting out 1.5" below POA, thus the 10 yard card you'll be an inch low likely.

 

[USSR]

Shawnee, you have too much time on your hands.

Don

 

[Tarvis]

Did you have to shoot this course of fire for a class or something? Sounds like you are either trying to figure out which percentile you are in or tooting your own whistle.